What impact is Trump's "Law and Order" messaging having on voters in swing states?
Well, so far, the most important impact it's having is by forcing pushback from Joe Biden. Trump wants to paint Biden as an ally of the radical looters and protesters that are burning buildings in streets across the United States. And Biden has been very forceful in pushing back on this and saying he condemns looting, he condemns the violent rioting that we've been seeing, even as he stands with the Black Lives Matter protesters. There's no data to suggest so far that this is working in President Trump's favor. He's had a slight bounce in his approval ratings in the last two weeks or so, but it's hard to tell if that's just statistical noise from the types of polls that have been coming out.
Why is new White House coronavirus adviser Dr. Scott Atlas under fire?
Well, the basic reason he's under fire is because he's pushing a lot of advice that is out of step with the public health community. He's not an infectious disease specialist. He's a radiologist. And he's been pushing a message, questioning things like mask usage, whether or not children can spread the virus, and other things that supports Trump's message of returning the economy to normal, perhaps too quickly. Because of this, there's been a lot of questions about his inclusion on the coronavirus panel and people worrying that real experts like Dr. Fauci are being pushed aside.
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